The nurse is comparing the concepts of religion and spirituality. ...

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The nurse is comparing the concepts of religion and spirituality. Which of the following is an appropriate component of one's spirituality?
 
  a. Belief in and the worship of God or gods
  b. Attendance at a specific church or place of worship
  c. Personal effort made to find purpose and meaning in life
  d. Being closely tied to one's ethnic background

Question 2

After a class on culture and ethnicity, the new graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of the concept of ethnicity with which statement?
 
  a. Ethnicity is dynamic and ever changing.
  b. Ethnicity is the belief in a higher power.
  c. Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims shared values and traditions.
  d. Ethnicity is learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and socialization.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Spirituality refers to each person's unique life experiences and his or her personal effort to find purpose and meaning in life. The other responses apply to religion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims to have variable traits, such as a common geographic origin, migratory status, religion, race, language, values, traditions, symbols, or food preferences. Culture is dynamic, ever changing, and learned from birth through the processes of language acquisition and socialization. Religion is the belief in a higher power.